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kaya henderson must still be confirmeled by the city council and the community is pushing back. the possible cheating scandal involves a dramatic rise in test scores at several d.c. schools after evidence surfaced of a large number of erasures had been found. lend are son announceed a detailed plan to combat cheating for the next round of testing which begins on monday. it is a critical time for helped are son facing confirmation at a community hearing by city council chairman by kwame brown, some said henderson is too closely tied to her unpopular predecessor, michelle rhee. >> she seems to have been the hand picked successor from michelle rhee rather than going through a process to make sure we have the best person. >> we believe there is someone out there more qualified for the position. >> they haven't looked hard snuff. >> they have not looked. >> i do support kayahander s on -- kaya henderson. that having been said does not mean we haven't ask the tough questions. >> reporter: so far, lend are son says, she has no proof of any test tampering. there will be sealed test book
kaya henderson must still be confirmeled by the city council and the community is pushing back. the possible cheating scandal involves a dramatic rise in test scores at several d.c. schools after evidence surfaced of a large number of erasures had been found. lend are son announceed a detailed plan to combat cheating for the next round of testing which begins on monday. it is a critical time for helped are son facing confirmation at a community hearing by city council chairman by kwame brown,...
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kaya henderson was not there. not only is she battling allegations about a school testing scandal, but she will also soon have to face confirmation hearings and at this meeting tonight she got little support. at a community hearing in southeast d.c. city council chairman kwame brown asked for feedback on whether school chancellor kaya henderson should be confirmed and what he got were mostly no's. many said henderson was too closely tied to her unpopular predecessor, michelle rhee. >> ms. henderson seems to have been the hand picked successor from michelle rhee and from the secretary of education rather than going through a thorough process. our 40,000 kids deserve to make sure they have the best possible person. >> we believe there is someone out there that is more qualified for this position, yes, we do. >> we haven't looked hard enough. >> reporter: one of henderson's council member marion barry. >> i do support kaya henderson. i do support her and so that having been said does not mean we shouldn't ask the tou
kaya henderson was not there. not only is she battling allegations about a school testing scandal, but she will also soon have to face confirmation hearings and at this meeting tonight she got little support. at a community hearing in southeast d.c. city council chairman kwame brown asked for feedback on whether school chancellor kaya henderson should be confirmed and what he got were mostly no's. many said henderson was too closely tied to her unpopular predecessor, michelle rhee. >> ms....
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kaya henderson announced extra security provisions for the next round of standardized testing. this comes in the wake of allegations of possible test tampering at d.c. public schools. henderson has asked the inspector general to investigate. >> we will continue to have central office people in schools, especially in schools where there have been questions. we will be extra vigilant about test security after the exam. the state superintendent has actually gone through a process where test booklets will have a seal this year that they didn't have before so you can't really get to them prior and we will make sure that tests are shipped as quickly as possible after the exams are concluded. >> that next round of standardize testing begins on monday. >>> it is sentencing day for a virginia man who murdered his wife and two stepchildren. carrillo dean will be sentenced to the shooting deaths of elizabeth dean and her two children in 2009 in triangle. as part of the plea agreement, dean will get live in prison with no chance of parole. >>> police think robbery was the motive in the jan
kaya henderson announced extra security provisions for the next round of standardized testing. this comes in the wake of allegations of possible test tampering at d.c. public schools. henderson has asked the inspector general to investigate. >> we will continue to have central office people in schools, especially in schools where there have been questions. we will be extra vigilant about test security after the exam. the state superintendent has actually gone through a process where test...
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council's recommendation to make kaya henderson the new chancellor of schools. henderson has been acting chancellor and her appointment comes during a controversial time for d.c. schools. most recently, teachers at one elementary school are being investigated over allegations they helped students change wrong answers into right answers on standardized tests. at a town hall meeting last night, d.c. council chairman, kwame brown got an earful. many who took the microphone say henderson lacks the credentials and her appointment was made without considering other candidates. >> i don't even know her. she's just a carbon copy of michelle rhee. >> they already had in their mind who they wanted to select for the chancellor. she was close to michelle rhee. i think it should be a good selection process. >> another meeting for community input on henderson is scheduled for next wednesday. stewart hobson middle school. >>> montgomery county police are looking for two missing teens. 15-year-old stef ania reed and destiny mcgonna were last seen wednesday afternoon. they were
council's recommendation to make kaya henderson the new chancellor of schools. henderson has been acting chancellor and her appointment comes during a controversial time for d.c. schools. most recently, teachers at one elementary school are being investigated over allegations they helped students change wrong answers into right answers on standardized tests. at a town hall meeting last night, d.c. council chairman, kwame brown got an earful. many who took the microphone say henderson lacks the...
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. >> reporter: acting schools chancellor kaya henderson reminded reporters that d.c. already had one outside firm audit. a company concluded that teacher emphasis on test taking skills makes it possible that it could have led to increased proficiency. henderson has asked for another outside investigation. if the inspector general finds there is cheating on tests. >> i will teal with it swiftly and decisively. but we live in a country where people are innocent until proven guilty. right now, i don't have any proof of cheating. >> reporter: that news may not bode well for henderson who must still be confirmed by the city council. her predecessor that bitterly denied the cheating allegations but has now conceded to the "washington post" that there may have been some cheating and rhee welcomes the investigation as well as increased security. >>> there are worries about the space shuttle endeavour. up next, why nasa thinks the shuttle may have suffered some damage. >>> the case of the missing venomous cobra at a zoo finally solved. we'll get an update. we'll see you on the
. >> reporter: acting schools chancellor kaya henderson reminded reporters that d.c. already had one outside firm audit. a company concluded that teacher emphasis on test taking skills makes it possible that it could have led to increased proficiency. henderson has asked for another outside investigation. if the inspector general finds there is cheating on tests. >> i will teal with it swiftly and decisively. but we live in a country where people are innocent until proven guilty....
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mayor vincent gray's choice interim leader kaya henderson. at a town hall meeting, d.c. council chair kwame brown got an earful about those who are mad about henderson's resume and that no other candidates were considered. >> i don't even know her. she's just a carbon copy of michelle rhee. >> they already had in their mind who they wanted to select for the chancellor. she was very close to michelle rhee. so, i think it should be a good selection process. >> another meeting for community input on henderson is scheduled next wednesday at stewart hobson middle school in northeast. >>> it is the beginning of a new day. those were the words of university of maryland president wallace lowe as he cut the ribbon on new charging stations in college park. electric car drivers will be allowed to use them for free. two of the stations are located at the student union building, three others are across campus. in his state of the union address, president obama said he hoped the country will have a million electric vehicles on the road by the year 2015. >> speaking of the word million
mayor vincent gray's choice interim leader kaya henderson. at a town hall meeting, d.c. council chair kwame brown got an earful about those who are mad about henderson's resume and that no other candidates were considered. >> i don't even know her. she's just a carbon copy of michelle rhee. >> they already had in their mind who they wanted to select for the chancellor. she was very close to michelle rhee. so, i think it should be a good selection process. >> another meeting...
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council's recommendation to make kaya henderson the new chancellor of public schools. henderson has been acting chancellor and her appointment comes during a controversial time for d.c. schools. most recently, teachers at one elementary school are being investigated over allegations they helped students change wrong answers to right answers on standardized tests. at last night's town hall meeting, d.c. council chairman kwame brown got an earful. many who took the microphone say henderson lacks credentials and her appointment was made without considering other candidates. >> i don't even know her. she's just a carbon copy of michelle rhee. >> they already had in their mind who they wanted to select for the chancellor. she was close to michelle rhee. i think it should be a good selection process. >> another meeting for community input on henderson is scheduled for next wednesday at stewart hobson middle school. >>> people living around a creek in prince george's county are breathing a sigh of relief this morning! they're being told not to worry about the color of the wat
council's recommendation to make kaya henderson the new chancellor of public schools. henderson has been acting chancellor and her appointment comes during a controversial time for d.c. schools. most recently, teachers at one elementary school are being investigated over allegations they helped students change wrong answers to right answers on standardized tests. at last night's town hall meeting, d.c. council chairman kwame brown got an earful. many who took the microphone say henderson lacks...